Acting
Thomas Baptiste
Born 17 March 1929 in Georgetown, British Guiana · Died 6 December 2018
55 credits
Thomas Baptiste was born on March 17, 1929 in Georgetown, British Guiana. He was an actor, known for The Wild Geese (1978), The Ipcress File (1965) and for playing Coronation Street's first black character. He died on December 6, 2018 in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, England.
Known for
Acting 55
- 1999The Secret Laughter of WomenFilmPapa Fola
- 1993The AttendantFilmThe Attendant
- 1992Black and White in ColourFilmSelf
- 1991AmaFilmBabs
- 1991Escape From KampalaFilmMinawa
- 1989Winners and LosersSeriesAngelis
- 1988The Play on OneSeriesMinawa
- 1987Rockliffe's BabiesSeriesLenny Darcy
- 1987First SightSeriesVoodoo Man
- 1986Drums Along Balmoral DriveFilmBadinga
- 1985EastEndersSeriesHenry Chadwick
- 1984Nairobi AffairFilm
- 1984KingFilmMr. King
- 1981Amin: The Rise and FallFilmDr. Michael Oloya
- 1980The Dogs of WarFilmDexter
- 1979MinderSeriesMr. Mikabwe
- 1979The Music MachineFilmClaire's Father
- 1978The Wild GeeseFilmCol. Mboya
- 1978Return of the SaintSeriesPresident Obono
- 1978The Class Of Miss MacMichaelFilmVisitor
- 1977The ProfessionalsSeriesHuntley
- 1976The FostersSeriesGeorge
- 1976Countdown at KusiniFilmJohn Okello
- 1974Born FreeSeriesMwanga
- 1974Honeybaby, HoneybabyFilmGen. Christian Awani
- 1973Shaft in AfricaFilmKopo
- 1973Black SnakeFilmIsiah
- 1973Ghost in the Noonday SunFilmAbdullah
- 1973Divorce His, Divorce HersSeriesMinister
- 1973Divorce His - Divorce HersFilmMinister
- 1972Crown CourtSeriesHaverstock Brown QC
- 1972In the Beautiful CaribbeanFilmZikky
- 1971Sunday Bloody SundayFilmProf. Johns
- 1971PalFilmNorman
- 1970Play for TodaySeriesMr. King, Norman
- 1969Two Gentlemen SharingFilmMutt, Moving Man
- 1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesJohn
- 1967The ComediansFilmHaitian Soldier (uncredited)
- 1966Till Death Us Do PartSeriesDoctor
- 1966Jemima + JohnnyFilmJemima's Dad (as Tommy Baptiste)
- 1965The Ipcress FileFilmBarney
- 1965Help!FilmBahamian Police Chief (uncredited)
- 1965Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsFilmDambala (Segment 3 "Voodoo")
- 1965FableFilmMark
- 1964The Wednesday PlaySeriesMark
- 1964Theatre 625SeriesEdgar
- 1964Guns at BatasiFilm
- 1963The Small World of Sammy LeeFilmCafé Patron
- 1963In the Cool of the DayFilmMurray Logan's chauffeur (uncredited)
- 1963EspionageSeriesAfrican Policeman
- 1962The SaintSeriesGrant, Police Sergeant
- 1961Flame in the StreetsFilmBoyfriend
- 1960MaigretSeries
- 1959SapphireFilmMan on the Street
- 1959Web of EvidenceFilmHaydock
Filmography from TMDB.